Acadian Driftwood
“The Acadian story deserves to be told far and wide — let this exquisite book draw you into an astonishing tale of imperial abuse and collective courage.
Winner of Evelyn Richardson Award for Non-Fiction, 2021
Among shortlisted titles for Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction, 2021
Winner of Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing, 2021
Winner, Evelyn Richardson Award for Non-Fiction and Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing
A Hill Times Top 100 selection
A Canada's History Bestseller
Piecing together his family history through archival documents, Tyler LeBlanc tells the story of his ancestor Joseph LeBlanc and the LeBlanc family during the Great Expulsion. A unique biographical approach to the history of the Expulsion, Acadian Driftwood is a vivid insight into one family's experience of this traumatic event.
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